A Brief History of Credit Cards (or What Happens When You Swipe)
July 29, 2017
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as posted by the channelWhat actually happens when you swipe your credit card? a16z general partner Alex Rampell helps solve the mystery, taking us from the beginning of the credit card revolution (including its hometown of Fresno, California) and on the journey of how both information and money travel, through the five parties involved in every credit card transaction.
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